Region: New Zealand
A new era begins for Auckland’s Western Springs Bowl. The former speedway has been transformed into a multi-mode venue for major concerts, festivals and boutique sporting events. Buchan’s design team has worked alongside Tātaki Auckland Unlimited and Auckland Stadiums to help shape the vision for the venue, from the options study through concept design, consenting, […]
Buchan has selected Laraine Sperling as its new CEO. As the first woman to lead the firm in its 135 year history, Laraine will head up Buchan’s 5 studios across Australia and New Zealand. Sperling has been with Buchan since 2021, most recently in the role of Chief Strategy Officer. She has been instrumental in […]
The proposed development aims to transform underutilised space into a vibrant mixed-use precinct anchored by a new state-of-the-art stadium in an area behind Spark Arena and the old Auckland Railway Station building. This area has also been referred to as Quay Park, and borders Quay Street. Internationally renowned sports architects HKS is leading the stadium […]
It was a full house in our Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland studio this week as Buchan’s Arno Pieters led a Sketching Series workshop for the Aotearoa Festival of Architecture 2025. Delegates from across generations came together, pencils in hand, to explore the enduring art of drawing. “I love presenting these sessions – they reaffirm what I […]
